Population ages 65 and above, total in Greece
Greece: Population ages 65 and above, total was 2.54 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total in Greece, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Greece recorded 2.54 million for population ages 65 and above, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total in Greece peaked at 2.54 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 600,371, in 1960.
Greece ranks 45th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 716,373 | 600,371 | 852,092 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.07 million | 932,463 | 1.23 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.28 million | 1.23 million | 1.35 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.61 million | 1.39 million | 1.80 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.98 million | 1.84 million | 2.10 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 million | 2.13 million | 2.37 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.45 million | 2.40 million | 2.54 million | 6 |
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More health data for Greece
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 51,040 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 3.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 42,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 41,702 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 54,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 51,848 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 53,668 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 56,264 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 50,690 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 54,894 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total in Greece?
- Population ages 65 and above, total in Greece was 2.54 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2.54 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 600,371 in 1960.
- How does Greece rank for population ages 65 and above, total?
- Greece ranks 45th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 65 and above, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.